| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 65.14 |
| Liaison | Alexis Reyes |
| Submission Date | June 3, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Pomona College
ER-2: Student Sustainability Outreach Campaign
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
5.00 / 5.00 |
Ginny
Routhe Director Sustainability Integration Office |
Does the institution hold a campaign that meets the criteria for this credit?:
The name of the campaign(s):
A brief description of the campaign(s):
Since 2006, Pomona students and administrators have hosted an annual dorm energy reduction contest, pitting residence hall against residence hall to see which residents can reduce their energy use the most. In 2010, Pomona for Environmental Activism and Responsibility (PEAR) and the Sustainability Integration Office partnered to host the Power Down dorm energy challenge as part of the Energy Month, the second in a series of four sustainability-themed months. There were three dimensions to the challenge: first, dorms competed in electricity use reduction; second, the student body was collectively challenged to reduce electricity consumption by more than 6%; and third, Pomona residence halls together competed against residence halls at Harvey Mudd and Claremont McKenna Colleges. The administration agreed to put twice the value of electricity saved towards a sustainability project of the winner's choice.
A brief description of the measured positive impact(s) of the campaign(s):
All dorms collectively reduced electricity use by 10.5%, which won the winning dorm $6,000 to spend on a sustainability project (they chose low-flow shower heads and native planting projects). The winning dorm reduced by over 23%. We also reduced total residential electricity use use more than Harvey Mudd and Claremont McKenna Colleges.
The website URL for the campaign:
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